New mpox variant can spread rapidly across borders

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New mpox variant can spread rapidly across borders

International researchers, including from DTU National Food Institute, warn that the ongoing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to spread across borders more rapidly.

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The Mpox virus has mutated into several subvariants, one of which in particular is proving to be more contagious.

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Scientists warn of increased mpox transmission

International researchers warn that the ongoing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to spread across borders more rapidly. The mpox virus has mutated, and the new variant, clade 1b, has become more infectious.

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The aid organization Oxfam warns that the situation in the Congolese war zones could get worse for the civilian population.

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An outbreak of the disease mpox in the DR Congo risks spreading across several national borders after a new mutation of the virus has proven to be more contagious.

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Experts Raise Alarms Over Rising Mpox Transmission Rates

International researchers, including a prominent team from the Technical University of Denmark’s National Food Institute, have issued a grave warning regarding the evolving mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The mpox virus, which has historically been characterized as a zoonotic pathogen mainly transmitted from animals to humans, has undergone significant genetic mutations. This has resulted in the emergence of a new va…